I gotta say, most of these are mid-sized kits, 5 to 8 pieces, which is what most drummers play. I don't consider a kit to be a monster kit unless it has 9 pieces. I kit with 7 drums hardly qualifies as "monster" when there are kits out ther with TWICE that many!

I gotta say, most of these are mid-sized kits, 5 to 8 pieces, which is what most drummers play. I don't consider a kit to be a monster kit unless it has 9 pieces. I kit with 7 drums hardly qualifies as "monster" when there are kits out ther with TWICE that many!

I have to agree with DMC in this case. I reckon you need at least 9 drums to be a monster kit officially. Even the setup i did with my kit is probably pushing it due to lack of cymbals. I reckon for anything less than 9 drums to be a monster, there has to at least be a hellovaloada cymbals on top! (good example being earthshaker's kit there which i think looks pretty monstrous even though it's only an 8pc.)

Seriously, that's about as monster as a rabbit with the word "boo" painted on it's nose. You're a new member. Please don't clutter up the forums with inaproprate posts.

...lighten up Eddie. As a diehard four by four player, five is monster to me.

That being said, there is something about these chrome forrested brass canopied multi tom/bass/snare igloos that has always had an appeal to me. I am often amazed at the creativity and the art involved with these set ups and wonder how many of you BIG KIT KATS would have been Leggo engineers if you had not switched to drumming.

Just a thought.

Barry

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...lighten up Eddie. As a diehard four by four player, five is monster to me.

That being said, there is something about these chrome forrested brass canopied multi tom/bass/snare igloos that has always had an appeal to me. I am often amazed at the creativity and the art involved with these set ups and wonder how many of you BIG KIT KATS would have been Leggo engineers if you had not switched to drumming.

Just a thought.

Barry

aww well i'm just kidding ;)

Anyway i thought that wankasarus kit you did was pretty impressive (it was you who did it, wasn't it?). I used to love lego and i'm doing engineering.

I would like to see a dwarf monster kit. At least 9 drums, none of them larger than 18 inches. You could have two 18 inch bass drums, 12 snare, maybe toms 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16. Easier to move, smaller footprint, monster attitude.

Seems like as soon as someone gets an 18 inch bass drum they never have more than a four piece and it doesn't have to be that way.

I would like to see a dwarf monster kit. At least 9 drums, none of them larger than 18 inches. You could have two 18 inch bass drums, 12 snare, maybe toms 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16. Easier to move, smaller footprint, monster attitude.

Seems like as soon as someone gets an 18 inch bass drum they never have more than a four piece and it doesn't have to be that way.

I was thinking of doing that once, for laaughs. Also because it might be a bit quieter.

Nice kit!!
But what is the hi-hat thing on the left side of your hi-hat??

Bram

These are REMO rototoms frames I use as hi-hats (they were called SPOXES back in the days). Terry BOZZIO pioneered that kind of hi-hats that have some kind of a clingy sound I really like !
You can hear them on the BOZZIO "solo drums" DVD at approx. 4:23 :

Wow, there's some cool stuff going on and I have to hand it to you guy's.....because there's NO WAY I would want to haul that kind of gear anymore!!!!
YIKES! I did it for a long time with the "I don't care, this is what I play" but I couldn't do it anymore, even though my van would easily carry it.

I'll stick with my measly 20x26" bass drum and 3 floor toms now....4 ft's and an extra set of mini hats (in the pic's) kicked it over the edge for me last year.

I'm back to a 6 piece--one less than the 7 pieces needed for the "man" set-up...oh well...maybe the bass drum can make up for some of it.

Wow, there's some cool stuff going on and I have to hand it to you guy's.....because there's NO WAY I would want to haul that kind of gear anymore!!!!
YIKES! I did it for a long time with the "I don't care, this is what I play" but I couldn't do it anymore, even though my van would easily carry it.

I'll stick with my measly 20x26" bass drum and 3 floor toms now....4 ft's and an extra set of mini hats (in the pic's) kicked it over the edge for me last year.

I'm back to a 6 piece--one less than the 7 pieces needed for the "man" set-up...oh well...maybe the bass drum can make up for some of it.

...Hello Karl.

Good to see you on the board again. We must be hanging out on different ends of the forum.

Always love the Ludwig monster porn. Those drums of yours look like a stealth bomber on the "Uh Oh" run.

Duck and cover kids.

Barry

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Wow, there's some cool stuff going on and I have to hand it to you guy's.....because there's NO WAY I would want to haul that kind of gear anymore!!!!
YIKES! I did it for a long time with the "I don't care, this is what I play" but I couldn't do it anymore, even though my van would easily carry it.

I'll stick with my measly 20x26" bass drum and 3 floor toms now....4 ft's and an extra set of mini hats (in the pic's) kicked it over the edge for me last year.

I'm back to a 6 piece--one less than the 7 pieces needed for the "man" set-up...oh well...maybe the bass drum can make up for some of it.

Man, those kits are gorgeous... Specially the silver sparkle one.
What are the specs of this silver monster, if i may ask?

i dig the hot-rodish skull; it really goes well on top of this giant bass drum.

The hot-rod skull "hood ornament" is a tribute to my dad and his brothers that were all race car drivers. They did very well, and were well known in the area (and pretty much all over Michigan in the 50's-early 80's). Lot of fun memories at the race track and pits from when I was a kid.

Even though I wasn't into cars (it was always drums!), I've always thought of my kit as my hot-rod because I was always modifying and making custom hardware parts and stuff to tinker and tweak to make things the way I want for as long as I can remember.

Wow, there's some cool stuff going on and I have to hand it to you guy's.....because there's NO WAY I would want to haul that kind of gear anymore!!!!
YIKES! I did it for a long time with the "I don't care, this is what I play" but I couldn't do it anymore, even though my van would easily carry it.

I'll stick with my measly 20x26" bass drum and 3 floor toms now....4 ft's and an extra set of mini hats (in the pic's) kicked it over the edge for me last year.

I'm back to a 6 piece--one less than the 7 pieces needed for the "man" set-up...oh well...maybe the bass drum can make up for some of it.

Wow, there's some cool stuff going on and I have to hand it to you guy's.....because there's NO WAY I would want to haul that kind of gear anymore!!!!
YIKES! I did it for a long time with the "I don't care, this is what I play" but I couldn't do it anymore, even though my van would easily carry it.

I'll stick with my measly 20x26" bass drum and 3 floor toms now....4 ft's and an extra set of mini hats (in the pic's) kicked it over the edge for me last year.

I'm back to a 6 piece--one less than the 7 pieces needed for the "man" set-up...oh well...maybe the bass drum can make up for some of it.